Valdai Hills
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Valdai Hills is a hilly upland region in western Russia known as a major watershed area where several important rivers, including the Volga, originate.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill range
ⓘ
upland region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hilly relief
ⓘ
morainic landscapes ⓘ numerous lakes ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Seliger
ⓘ
Lake Valdai ⓘ Valdai National Park ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
coniferous forests
ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ |
| drainageDivideBetween |
Baltic Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea basin
Black Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea basin
Caspian Sea region ⓘ
surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
|
| elevation |
approximately 1135 feet
ⓘ
approximately 346 metres ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Pskov Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Tver Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacially formed upland ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Uzhin ⓘ |
| importance | major watershed of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| knownAs | Valdayskaya Vozvyshennost ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
European Russia
ⓘ
Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ European Russia ⓘ
surface form:
western Russia
|
| near | Valdai town ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
East European Plain
Russian Plain ⓘ |
| regionType | physiographic region ⓘ |
| riverSource |
Dnieper River headwaters
ⓘ
Lovat River NERFINISHED ⓘ Msta River ⓘ Syas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tvertsa River ⓘ Western Dvina River headwaters ⓘ Upper Volga ⓘ
surface form:
upper Volga River
|
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| watershedFor |
Dnieper
ⓘ
surface form:
Dnieper River
Neva River ⓘ Volga River ⓘ Western Dvina River ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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